Beyond Here Lies Nothing

BEYONDHERELIESNOTHING reads the inscription on the Gate to Gaintold Strait. Beyond that point the laws of Gods and Men mean nothing. Once your ship has slipped through the gate there is no law but survival of the fittest. The King’s navy cannot patrol the entire area. Pirates raid ships under the red flag of no quarter. Now however, advances in naval technology have allowed ships to make trips far afield of the continent. Sailors return with tales of pirate dens and savage peoples. The stories of sirens that call ships to their final death, true though they may be, are no longer enough to keep those sworn to King Boaz Adaer, first of His name from reaching for land and power on the open sea. Minor houses seek to grow, while the major houses settle on the brink of war to prevent their being toppled, mutineers seek a life unbound to the oar, free of their sentences in new lands and agents of His Majesty are dispatched to bring civilization to His rightful inheritance.

Now, as the King seeks to extend His authority over all the known world, technology is advancing and the stars are in Flux. The end of an Era is upon us.

Beyond Here Lies Nothing

Beyond Here Lies Nothing
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All right, so I was doing a little retooling for The Magister. Something a little odd struck me. I was thinking of ways to make him fit in a bit better with the group, when the phrase aster of the horse" started to resonate with me.

Bear with me here.

I’m thinking cowboy.

It sounds odd, and it is; but we’ve already delved into a little weird fantasy. We’re already breaking more than a few tropes with our fantasy world, so why not? I see no reason that a southern drawl or western nuance couldn’t still be the colloquial language of a character or people. The kingdom covers a wide area, after all,and with so many isolated groups I could totally see the attitude and intimations of the American West being present. A desire for greatness, a desire for land and money, a traditional sense of honor and rough justice can all comine into a maelstrom of gun-shootin’, sword-fightin’ exploratory action – all the justice that money can buy.